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The Howe Street Stairs (also known as the East Howe Steps, Howe Stairs, Howe Street Staircase, and the Howe Staircase) are a public, outdoor staircase that straddles Seattle's
Due to Seattle's difficult topography, the city has spent more than a century building in excess of 650 staircases linking sections of neighborhoods that are otherwise isolated or disconnected. The Howe Street Stairs were originally built in 1911 to provide a pedestrian link between two different lines in Seattle's former streetcar system.
A proposal to construct a plaza at the bottom of the staircase has been advanced by area residents since the 2000s.
Capitol Hill
Capitol Hill, in addition to being a metonym for the United States Congress, is the largest historic residential neighborhood in Washington, D.C., stretching easterly in front of the United States Capitol along wide avenues. It is one of the ...
and Eastlake
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* Kingston, Australian Capital Territory, formerly called Eastlake
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neighborhoods. They were constructed in 1911.
History
Due to Seattle's difficult topography, the city has spent more than a century building in excess of 650 staircases linking sections of neighborhoods that are otherwise isolated or disconnected. The Howe Street Stairs were originally built in 1911 to provide a pedestrian link between two different lines in Seattle's former streetcar system.
A proposal to construct a plaza at the bottom of the staircase has been advanced by area residents since the 2000s.
Design
The stairs, which begin at Eastlake Avenue, are divided into 13 flights interrupted by landings and streets. They contain 388 steps and are the longest such staircase in the city. A portion of the stairs pass through theI-5 Colonnade
I-5 Colonnade in Seattle, Washington, United States, is a city park underneath Interstate 5 connecting the Capitol Hill and Eastlake neighborhoods, which were divided by the freeway in the 1960s. It stretches south of E. Howe Street to E. Gar ...
, a city park under an elevated section of Interstate 5. They terminate at Howe Street, from which they take their name.
The stairs sit parallel to the nearby Blaine Street Stairs
The Blaine Street Stairs are an outdoor staircase in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood, in the United States. Adjacent to the Streissguth Gardens and parallel to the Howe Street Stairs
The Howe Street Stairs (also known as the East Howe Ste ...
, which transits an identical route. They are used for exercise and fitness, as well as commuting.
See also
*List of parks in Seattle
The city of Seattle, Washington, is home to hundreds of parks of various classifications.
National parks
Seattle contains one area administered by the National Park Service.
City parks
Seattle's city parks are administered by Seattle Parks and ...
* Regrading in Seattle
References
{{Eastlake, Seattle Capitol Hill, Seattle Eastlake, Seattle Stairways in the United States